四、词语运用。
A)选用方框里的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。
shade dropped hide from temperature lazy sitting
On a hot summer afternoon, the 1 climbed high. I felt 2 and didn't want to move, so I went to the small pool in the yard. I found a cool 3 under the big tree, where I could 4 the hot sun. 5 there with my feet in the water, I slowly relaxed and enjoyed the quiet, cool moment.
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4.
5.

A)1. temperature 2. lazy 3. shade 4. hide from
5. Sitting

【分析】先通读短文，明确语境为炎热夏日午后的场景，再结合每个空所需的词性和词义，匹配方框内的单词，排除多余项（dropped）。1空需填表“温度”的名词；2空需填描述人状态的形容词；3空需填表“阴凉处”的名词；4空需填表“躲避”的词组；5空需填现在分词作伴随状语，据此逐一匹配。
【解析】1. 根据“hot summer afternoon”和“climbed high”，此处指温度升高，故填temperature；2. 根据“didn't want to move”，体现人懒散的状态，故填lazy；3. 根据“under the big tree”，树下有阴凉处，故填shade；4. 根据“the hot sun”，需表达躲避太阳，故填hide from；5. 此处为伴随状语，用现在分词形式，故填Sitting。
【答案】1. temperature 2. lazy 3. shade 4. hide from 5. Sitting
【知识点】选词填空；形容词辨析；非谓语动词
【点评】本题为选词填空题，需结合语境、词性及词义匹配单词，难度适中，考察学生基础词汇的运用能力。
【难度系数】0.6

B)阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
You must have heard of Sanfu Days. Well, Sanfu Days are also known as the "Chinese dog days of summer". They mark the 1 (hot) days of summer.
Sanfu Days include 2 (third) periods(时期)：Chufu, Zhongfu and Mofu. In Chinese, "Fu" 3 (have) the meaning of "hiding". So it is also a suggestion for people to stay 4 home to "hide" from the intense heat outdoors in summer.
Sanfu Days usually come between mid-July 5 mid-August. During this time, Chinese people follow different traditional 6 (way) to deal with the heat and stay healthy. Now let's have 7 look at some customs(习俗) of spending the Chinese dog days of summer.
In Changsha, local people often eat roosters(公鸡) during Sanfu Days, especially during Chufu. That's because it is always hot with heavy rain in summer. Local people believe that eating roosters can clear the wet in ______ 8 ______ (they) body. And there is even an old saying that goes, "A rooster at the ______ 9 ______ (begin) of Sanfu Days, a healthy body the whole year."
Besides, the tradition of using Sanfutie is also known in China during Sanfu Days. It is a kind of Sanfu medicinal patch. Many people use Sanfutie 10 (help) them fight some winter illnesses.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

B)1. hottest 2. three 3. has 4. at 5. and 6. ways
7. a 8. their 9. beginning 10. to help

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合句意、词性变化、固定搭配及语法规则完成填空。解题思路如下：1. 根据“of summer”表范围，用形容词最高级；2. 修饰复数名词periods，用基数词；3. 主语为单数第三人称，一般现在时谓语动词用三单形式；4. 考查固定短语“stay at home”；5. 考查固定搭配“between...and...”；6. different后接可数名词复数；7. 考查固定短语“have a look”；8. 修饰名词body，用形容词性物主代词；9. the后接名词，需将动词转换为名词；10. 考查固定搭配“use sth to do sth”，用不定式作目的状语。
【解析】
1. 句意：它们标志着夏天最热的日子。hot的最高级为hottest，故填hottest。
2. 句意：三伏天包括三个时期。修饰复数名词periods，用基数词three，故填three。
3. 主语“Fu”为单数第三人称，一般现在时谓语动词用have的三单形式has，故填has。
4. 固定短语stay at home（待在家里），故填at。
5. 固定搭配between...and...（在……和……之间），故填and。
6. different后接可数名词复数，way的复数为ways，故填ways。
7. 固定短语have a look（看一看），故填a。
8. 修饰名词body，用they的形容词性物主代词their，故填their。
9. the后接名词，begin的名词形式为beginning，故填beginning。
10. 固定搭配use sth to do sth（用某物做某事），用不定式to help，故填to help。
【答案】
1. hottest 2. three 3. has 4. at 5. and 6. ways 7. a 8. their 9. beginning 10. to help
【知识点】
形容词最高级、数词、动词第三人称单数、固定搭配、名词复数
【点评】
本题围绕中国传统节气“三伏天”展开，考查基础英语语法与词汇运用，涵盖词性变化、固定搭配等核心考点，注重学生对基础知识点的掌握与运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

五、阅读理解。
Every season brings special things—flowers in spring, sunshine in summer, colourful leaves in autumn, and snow in winter. People have created fun sayings and expressions about these seasons over the years. Let's get to know some of them!
Spring: a fresh start
Spring is all about new beginnings, so people often say, “April showers bring May flowers.” This means the rain in April helps flowers bloom in May. It's a way of telling us that good things often come after a little bit of trouble.

Summer: fun in the sun
In summer, it is warm and sunny. A popular saying is “Make hay(草料) while the sun shines.” This means making good use of a good situation(形势) while it lasts. Farmers used to say this because they could only dry hay on sunny days.
续表
Autumn: a time for change
When leaves turn red, orange, and yellow, people often say “the autumn of one's life”. This phrase describes the later years of a person's life, as autumn comes later in the year.

Winter: comfortable and cold
Winter can be hard, but people make the best of it. You might hear someone say “snowed under”, which means being very busy, like when snow piles up all around you.
Seasonal sayings are like little bits of wisdom(智慧) in fun words. So next time you hear one, think about how it connects to the world around you!
()1. In which part of a magazine can we find this article?
A. History. B. Health. C. Technology. D. Nature.
()2. What can you learn from the underlined sentence “Make hay(草料) while the sun shines.”?
A. It is about working only in summer.
B. It teaches us to take action when having a chance.
C. It tells us to rest during sunny days.
D. It tells us to dry some grass in spring.
()3. What is the main idea of the article?
A. People should enjoy all the seasons.
B. Different seasons have their own weather.
C. Seasonal sayings help us understand life and nature.
D. Spring and summer are better than autumn and winter.

1. D 【点拨】根据全文内容可知,本文主要讲述的是关于季节的谚语,所以可以在杂志的自然版块读到这篇文章。故选 D。
2. B 【点拨】根据“This means making good use of a good situation(形势) while it lasts.”可知,画线句子教会我们要抓住机会,及时行动。故选 B。
3. C 【点拨】根据“Seasonal sayings are like little bits of wisdom(智慧) in fun words.”可知,这篇文章的主旨是与季节有关的谚语帮助我们理解生活和自然。故选 C。

【分析】
做这类阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握核心内容，再针对每个题目定位关键信息：第1题判断文章所属杂志版块，要抓住文章围绕四季谚语展开的核心；第2题理解划线谚语含义，需找文中对应的解释；第3题概括主旨，要关注文章的总结性语句。
【解析】
1. 文章主要讲述四季相关的谚语，属于自然范畴的内容，因此可在杂志的自然版块找到，故选D。
2. 文中明确说明划线句“Make hay while the sun shines.”的含义是“趁好形势持续时充分利用”，即教会我们抓住机会及时行动，故选B。
3. 文章最后点明“Seasonal sayings are like little bits of wisdom in fun words”，核心是季节谚语帮助我们理解生活和自然，故选C。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、谚语含义理解、主旨大意概括
【点评】
本题围绕英语季节谚语展开，考查学生的细节查找、句意理解及主旨归纳能力，是初中英语常见阅读题型，难度适中，需学生准确提取文章关键信息。
【难度系数】
0.6